DHAKA, July 13, 2024 (BSS) - A case has been filed with Shahbagh Police Station in the city regarding the vandalism of police vehicles and the assault and beating of policemen during the ongoing quota anti-quota protest.

Khalilur Rahman, a driver from the transport section of Rajarbagh Police Lines, filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station on Friday. Many unidentified persons were accused in the case.

DMP's deputy commissioner of media and public relations Faruque Hossain told BSS today.

In the case statement, it was mentioned that on July 11, at one point of the protest, the agitators crossed the Shahbagh intersection, forming an illegal assembly that caused unrest and obstructed government duties.

They broke through the police barricade at Shahbagh and clashed with officers, resulting in general injuries to the policemen on duty.

They escalated their aggression by beating and threatening the police. They willfully hit, obstruct, attack and obstruct the riot control officers causing harm and intimidation, according to the case statement.